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From 22^nd to 23^rd July 2023, it was held in Guilin the LEAD Academic Network Symposium on Digital Academic Leadership. The symposium was organized by LEAD Academic Network, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, National Academy of Education Administration and Guangxi Normal University. The objective of the symposium was to facilitate dialogue and exchange expertise on the reform of digital academic leadership, the futures of education, the challenges of capacity building faced by teachers, and the cooperation between China and Europe. UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia in Beijing was invited by the organizers of the LEAD Academic Network to present the UNESCO Futures of Education Report at the conference, UN Transforming Education Outcomes and 2030 Roadmap on Higher Education adopted at the 2022 Third World Higher Education Conference.

Over 50 experts and scholars of many diverse universities and institutions in China attended the symposium, including representative  from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Guangxi Normal University, National Academy of Education Administration, Yunnan Normal University, Beijing Normal University, Tongji University, Renmin University of China, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Education, Liaocheng University, Yan’an University, and Yunnan Technology and Business University.

Focused on the question ‘A tool on whose terms?’, the 2023 GEM Report aims to explore the education challenges that can be addressed with the appropriate use of technology. Technology can bring added value to education in multiple forms, namely as input, a means of delivery, a skill, a planning tool and it can provide a social and cultural context. In the 2023 GEM Report, it is examined primarily the application of information and communications technologies (ICT) in education, also known as education technology, with specific considerations of other technologies mentioned in relation to some selected SDG 4 targets. Education technology has the potential to expand learning opportunities, as it can enhance access, equity and inclusion, quality, technology advancement and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of education system management. Whilst at the same time, up to date education systems can redefine and contribute to the development of advanced technologies.

Along with the 2023 GEM Report, it was released the #TechOnOurTerms campaign, which calls for the prioritization of learner needs when making decisions about technology in education. Technology should not substitute, but rather support the teaching and learning experiences. In addition, the global launch of the 2023 GEM Report was complemented by a series of high-level events, including a south-to-south dialogue between ministers of education from Latin America and Africa aimed at sharing good practices and reacting to the recommendations of the report; a close roundtable with ministers of education, UNESCO representatives and heads of international organizations from Latin America focusing on digital skills; the annual meeting of the Alliance for the Digitalization of Education in Latin America (ADELA); and a side-event with private providers committed to support the sustainable development of education in Latin America.